Gary Harkness Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

Tokyo, Jp

TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS, WA (NOVEMBER 2012 TO PRESENT) Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist, Western Washington and Alaska (2019 to present)• Focus shifted to calling on Gastroenterology, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Allergy including disease state education for eosinophilic esophagitis.• Awarded Cresset Gold in 2020, Takeda’s highest honor for sales achievement (top 10%).• Promoted to Senior Sales Specialist, June 2020.• Voted by district peers, District MVP 2020 for contributions to the team.• Selected as Regional Advisor 2021, acted as an additional source of information on a variety of subjects for new hires.• Business Lead 2020 to present, one of the most active lead roles responsible for rolling out analytic tools and answering a variety of questions on the district level. Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, Tacoma, WA (2012-2019)• Sold Colcrys, Uloric, Amitiza, Dexilant, Nesina, Contrave and Motegrity. Expanded call deck to include Rheumatologists, Nephrologists and Gastroenterologists.• Territory owned Puyallup, Bonney Lake, Tacoma and most of the Olympic Peninsula• Served as Business Lead, responsible for business analyst pull through for the district andrepresented the Amitiza brand at the Pain Week Convention in Las Vegas 2017.• Training Lead 2016-2018• Managed Care Lead 2014• Selected as the Nesina Launch Lead for the Seattle District 2013

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

•Sold pharmaceutical products to Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, GI and Endocrinology doctors. •Responsible for informing doctors on benefits of products, managed care issues, and overcoming objections to use AstraZeneca products.•Initiated large and small informative programs utilizing medical peers to inform customers on relevant scientific data for products and disease states.•Represented AstraZeneca at both local and national conventions, and was the lead in multiple local conventions.•Very successful long term documented sales track record reaching Career Ladder III•Won Circle of Excellence Award, AstraZeneca’s highest honor for sales.

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

AstraZeneca is a global integrated biopharmaceutical company producing medications for cancer, heart disease, mental illness, gastrointestinal disorders, infections and respiratory conditions.; Responsibilities and Customer InteractionsSuccessfully managed sales of six AstraZeneca products: Zestril, Toprol XL, Nexium, Crestor, Atacand and Onglyza Territory owned South Seattle to Federal Way, also have called on Puyallup and Tacoma AccomplishmentsRanked #4 of 48 in San Francisco region for Crestor volume growth in 2011 with over 7000 additional scriptsRanked #8 of 31 in Seattle Region for Crestor market share growth in 2010Ranked #10 of 34 in Seattle Region for Crestor market share growth in 2009Ranked #9 of 36 in Seattle Region for Crestor and #7 of 36 for Nexium market share growth in 2008

All are mortgage companies in the Kent and Federal Way Washington area in the residential mortgage industry. Each company employs mortgage originators to sell and market services to realtor professionals, builders and direct to consumer. The business is very cyclical so companies go in and out business but established clientele remains the same.Loan Officer South King County Responsibilities and Customer InteractionsSuccessfully established a base of realtors and developed builder accounts. Created client loyalty and repeat business from realtors, builders and home buyers.Gave first time buyer seminars educating prospective clients to increase business. Learned to sell and close both in person and over the phone.AccomplishmentsSold up to eight million dollars of loan products in a single year. Also sold in-house escrow services to maximize profit.Developed a total commission sales business in an extremely competitive industry.